As I understand the Kindle can update itself during night automatically and there is no way to prevent it, so if Amazon pushes out 3.2.1, will this put my Kindle at risk of being bricked? Is it advised to uninstall hacks at this time?

As I understand the Kindle can update itself during night automatically and there is no way to prevent it, so if Amazon pushes out 3.2.1, will this put my Kindle at risk of being bricked? Is it advised to uninstall hacks at this time?

For the case of 3.1, the installer was available from the website for several days before the Amazon started pushing out the updates over wireless. If you want to be on the super safe side, you should just keep your wireless connection off at all times. However, there is a good chance that the new version will be available for download from Amazon's website before it is automatically installed.

That's not possible as I am receiving digests from a number of sources (Instapaper, other newspapapers) via the email address.

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Originally Posted by kranu

For the case of 3.1, the installer was available from the website for several days before the Amazon started pushing out the updates over wireless. If you want to be on the super safe side, you should just keep your wireless connection off at all times. However, there is a good chance that the new version will be available for download from Amazon's website before it is automatically installed.

You talk about preventive measures, are you saying it is likely that the update will brick the Kindle if it happens?

I really don't think a big company such as Amazon will push an update which breaks the jailbroken devices. Because if they do so, they will replace the bricked devices which will surely cost a lot. The most this update can do will be making the jailbreak useless.

I really don't think a big company such as Amazon will push an update which breaks the jailbroken devices. Because if they do so, they will replace the bricked devices which will surely cost a lot. The most this update can do will be making the jailbreak useless.

They are under absolutely no obligation to replace them. The user has broken the user agreement, which clearly states:

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No Reverse Engineering, Decompilation, Disassembly, or Circumvention. You may not modify, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Kindle or the Software, whether in whole or in part, create any derivative works from or of the Software, or bypass, modify, defeat, or tamper with or circumvent any of the functions or protections of the Kindle or Software or any mechanisms operatively linked to the Software, for example, by augmenting or substituting any digital rights management functionality of the Kindle or Software.

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Termination. Your rights under this Agreement will automatically terminate if you fail to comply with any term of this Agreement. In case of such termination, you must cease all use of the Software, and Amazon may immediately revoke your access to the Service or to Digital Content without refund of any fees. Amazon's failure to insist upon or enforce your strict compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of any of its rights.

Plainly, therefore, if you modify the software, you have agreed to stop using it, and that Amazon are perfectly within their rights to terminate your service without any form of refund.